Stainless Steel Cutting Boards

A stainless steel cutting board is a solid metal prep surface with no wood grain to oil or maintain: it is non-porous, quick to rinse and easy to wipe dry. This page also includes a few titanium boards as a second metal option.

The trade-off is feel. Metal is harder under the knife than wood, bamboo or plastic, so it is louder to chop on and you may need to hone your knives more often. Many cooks keep a metal board for jobs such as slicing fruit, preparing meat, or rolling and kneading dough, and a bamboo or plastic board for heavy chopping. Our cutting board materials guide compares steel, bamboo and plastic side by side.

When comparing listings, check the steel grade where one is named, the size and thickness, the shape (square or round), and whether both sides are usable. The Pureprep 304 Stainless Steel Cutting Board names 304 stainless steel; the Cutgleam Stainless Steel Cutting Board is double-sided with a hole at the handle tip; and the Titanprep Pure Titanium Cutting Board is a square, double-sided titanium board.

These listings do not state dishwasher use, so wash with dish soap, rinse and dry before storing.

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